Hazleton’s briefs in illegal immigration case will be filed with court this month
BY L.A. TARONE
STAFF WRITER
01/08/2008

Hazleton will file its legal briefs with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the Illegal Immigration Relief Act appeal by Jan. 22.


Initially, the briefs had been due Dec. 26; however, that filing was delayed to Jan. 9.

Attorney and law professor Kris Kobach, the immigration law expert for former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft who is representing the city, said he asked for a two-week extension for several reasons.

“There’ve been a bunch of new cases that support our arguments,â€